U.P. unveils CM’s Command Centre, launches dashboard (GS Paper 2, Governance)
Why in news?
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister recently inaugurated the Chief Minister’s Command Centre.
- He also launched the CM Dashboard, describing them as effective steps taken in providing timely solutions to the problems of common people and ensuring better implementation of government schemes.
Key Highlights:
- The performance of officials of the police administration, municipal corporations, development authorities, universities, and various government schemes will be evaluated through monthly rankings and grading.
- With the assistance of the CM Dashboard, real-time monitoring will be carried out.
- The Command Centre is equipped with an integrated dashboard, video wall, videoconferencing facility, call centre, and discussion, training, and technical rooms with world-class amenities.
Evaluation:
- Currently, 588 schemes of 53 departments are registered.
- A performance index has been developed based on the information received from departments on the CM Dashboard, and accordingly, monthly State-level grading will be issued.
- A data quality index has been developed to ensure that the quality of departmental data, and its monthly evaluation will also be displayed.
ISRO successfully places seven Singaporean satellites into intended orbit
(GS Paper 3, Science and Technology)
Why in news?
- Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the PSLV-C56 carrying Singapore’s DS-SAR and six other satellites.
- The rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
Details:
- ISRO launched its proven PSLV rocket carrying seven Singaporean satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre here and placed them into intended orbits.
- This mission is being undertaken by its commercial arm NewSpace India Limited.
DS-SAR satellite:
- The DS-SAR Radar Imaging Earth Observation satellite is developed under a partnership between the DSTA (representing the Government of Singapore) and ST Engineering.
- The 360-kg satellite, upon deployment at an altitude of 535 km into a Near-equatorial Orbit (NEO), would be used to support the satellite imagery requirements of various agencies within the Government of Singapore.
- ST Engineering would use the satellite for multi-modal and higher responsiveness imagery and geospatial services for their commercial customers.
- The satellite carries a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payload developed by Israel Aerospace Industries. The payload allows DS-SAR to provide for all-weather day-and-night coverage and it is capable of imaging at 1-metre resolution.
Co-passenger satellites:
- VELOX-AM, a 23 kg technology demonstration microsatellite,
- Atmospheric Coupling and Dynamics Explorer (ARCADE), an experimental satellite,
- SCOOB-II, a 3U nanosatellite flying a technology demonstrator payload,
- NULloN by NuSpace, an advanced 3U nanosatellite enabling seamless Internet of Things connectivity in both urban and remote locations,
- Galassia-2, a 3U nanosatellite that would be orbiting at low earth orbit and
- ORB-12 STRIDER, a satellite developed under an international collaboration.
Core Alone version:
- It was the 58th flight of PSLV and using the 17th vehicle with Core Alone Configuration.
- A Core Alone version of the rocket means the vehicle would not use solid strap-on motors on its sides in the first stage as compared to other variants like PSLV-XL, QL, and DL which use six, four or two boosters, respectively.
